overthink
/ (ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk) /
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verb -thinks, -thinking or -thought
to spend more time thinking about something than is necessary or productive
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Words nearby overthink
over the hill, over the hump, “Over There”, over-the-road, over the top, overthink, overthrow, overthrust, overthrust belt, overtime, overtire
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How to use overthink in a sentence
Very often, people—especially Democratic people—overthink politics and worry too much about how people are going to react.
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